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EPISODE · Jan 26, 2026 · 31 MIN

Jewish Novels #4 Extra: Cabaret

from All Else is Commentary: A Podcast of Jewish Ideas

All Else is Commentary is a podcast of Jewish ideas.This week we stay on the theme of Jewish novels, but take a slight diversion into stage and screen. Last week, Elliott spoke about Christopher Isherwood's Goodbye to Berlin. This week he looks at the stage show and the film inspired by the book: Cabaret.You can watch the 1993 production here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IOs82ubFyFQA key to the name changes:Christopher Isherwood (book) > Cliff Bradshaw (show) > Brian Roberts (film)Fraulein Schroeder (book) > Fraulein Schneider (show and film)Clive (book) > Max (film)As always, if you have any comments or questions, please be in touch with us at [email protected] – we would love to hear from you. You can also join the conversation on our Facebook page, and we're also on Bluesky, so please head over there to give us a follow as well.If there are people in your life who you think would be interested, please tell them about All Else Is Commentary.Please visit our website: https://www.alyth.org.uk/learn-us/adult-learning/all-else-is-commentary/We are incredibly grateful to be supported by the Shoresh Charitable Trust.All Else Is Commentary is brought to you by Alyth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

All Else is Commentary is a podcast of Jewish ideas.This week we stay on the theme of Jewish novels, but take a slight diversion into stage and screen. Last week, Elliott spoke about Christopher Isherwood's Goodbye to Berlin. This week he looks at the stage show and the film inspired by the book: Cabaret.You can watch the 1993 production here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IOs82ubFyFQA key to the name changes:Christopher Isherwood (book) > Cliff Bradshaw (show) > Brian Roberts (film)Fraulein Schroeder (book) > Fraulein Schneider (show and film)Clive (book) > Max (film)As always, if you have any comments or questions, please be in touch with us at [email protected] – we would love to hear from you. You can also join the conversation on our Facebook page, and we're also on Bluesky, so please head over there to give us a follow as well.If there are people in your life who you think would be interested, please tell them about All Else Is Commentary.Please visit our website: https://www.alyth.org.uk/learn-us/adult-learning/all-else-is-commentary/We are incredibly grateful to be supported by the Shoresh Charitable Trust.All Else Is Commentary is brought to you by Alyth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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